Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase activity is involved in the plasma membrane redox system required for pigment biosynthesis in filamentous fungi

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1225-1235

  Frandsen, Rasmus J N ^a   Albertsen, Klaus Selk ^b,d   Stougaard, Peter ^b   Sørensen, Jens L ^c   Nielsen, Kristian F ^a   Olsson, Stefan ^b   Giese, Henriette ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^d Cederroth International ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); PIGMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FUNGAL GENE; FUSARIUM; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FUSARIUM; GENE TARGETING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; METHIONINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE;

EID: 77956816809     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00031-10     Document Type: Article

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